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but i'm sure in texas, it's fantastic short-term politics that demonize wendy davis. long term, nationally, the optics are terrible for the republicans. if they care about winning the senate in 2014 and care about 2016 they can't be extending the war on women, they can't be obsessing about a 20-week abortion plan that punishes women who need abortions for medical reasons but if they are hung up on that they need to adjust and recalibrate to be nationally again and making wendy davis their public enemy number one is not the way to do it. >> the indicator of what we see in the texas legislature particularly when it comes to the treatment of women. >> thomas, it's really extraordinary. >> i think -- >> there was a piece in the texas observer earlier this week on wednesday. the behavior of some of these lawmakers is astounding. they watch pornography on their ipads. they make cat sounds when two women are talking on the floor. you know, wendy davis is really shaking up and breaking up the good old boys club down in texas and -- >> how resourced were those reports? >> yeah
but i'm sure in texas, it's fantastic short-term politics that demonize wendy davis. long term, nationally, the optics are terrible for the republicans. if they care about winning the senate in 2014 and care about 2016 they can't be extending the war on women, they can't be obsessing about a 20-week abortion plan that punishes women who need abortions for medical reasons but if they are hung up on that they need to adjust and recalibrate to be nationally again and making wendy davis their...
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challenging texas voter i.d. law and other laws, they have rulings already in the texas indicate from last year against voter i.d. and texas redistricting law that showed that these -- both these laws were discriminatory incidence minorities and that will help potentially the d.o.j.'s case to strike down these laws. >> okay. aaron carmon joins us in the conversation. >> caller:. when you hear what corey is staying about that and potentially helping the d.o.j.'s case, is that a possibility, that that example will help their case? now we have texas and we have got north carolina. we are going to be watching all of these efforts ramp up now that the vra has taken away and what supreme court has done taken away the federal oversight who is doing what in those states. >> right. unfortunately, i think their tools are limited. right now, the justice department is, first of all, using rhetorical strategies. from a legal perspective, secondly, quite limited now that supreme court has gutted the voting rights act. under se
challenging texas voter i.d. law and other laws, they have rulings already in the texas indicate from last year against voter i.d. and texas redistricting law that showed that these -- both these laws were discriminatory incidence minorities and that will help potentially the d.o.j.'s case to strike down these laws. >> okay. aaron carmon joins us in the conversation. >> caller:. when you hear what corey is staying about that and potentially helping the d.o.j.'s case, is that a...
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hood shooter begins today in texas. what will the defense of himself mean for the survivors of that shooting. >>> exconturning honorary police officer. one man's amazing life transformation. we talk to him coming up. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth
hood shooter begins today in texas. what will the defense of himself mean for the survivors of that shooting. >>> exconturning honorary police officer. one man's amazing life transformation. we talk to him coming up. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know,...
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i'll tell everybody coming up we're waiting for remarks from congressman castro from texas. he was elected in 2012. he has an identical twin brother. you might remember mayor castro delivered the keynote address at the democratic national convention. congressman castro is coming up here in just a second. eugene, based off of what melissa was saying about moral mondays in north carolina and issues taking place in texas right now what the right would say is securing the vote, securing what our system is in this country to vote. but using north carolina as an example they took away early registration for those under 18. it was going help 16 and 17-year-olds get into the process and get into the system so that they would be able to vote once they turned 18. that's gone away. how come in this country instead of securing the vote we don't talk about expanding the vote and that is by going after our youth and making sure they are involved? >> obviously, that's what we should be talking about, thomas. the north carolina legislation seems to be nakedly partisan in an attempt to suppr
i'll tell everybody coming up we're waiting for remarks from congressman castro from texas. he was elected in 2012. he has an identical twin brother. you might remember mayor castro delivered the keynote address at the democratic national convention. congressman castro is coming up here in just a second. eugene, based off of what melissa was saying about moral mondays in north carolina and issues taking place in texas right now what the right would say is securing the vote, securing what our...
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governor rick perry from texas. $100 million from a program created part of obama care. it's almost as if there's much in the law that republicans would like if only they felt able to give the legislation a chance. if republicans could get beyond their broad side opposition, jeffrey, is there a lot that they agree with in the bill? >> well, there's a lot that republicans 10 or 20 years ago would agree with because a lot of what was in this law came from proposals from the republicans. this is a bit odd. the program perry is trying to buy into doesn't have anything to do with what most of us would think of when we think obama care. it's not about a medicaid expansion, or tax credits for people who don't get insurance at work to get cheaper health insurance. this is about people who have developmental disabilities who now have to go into nursing homes to get treated. what this law is trying to do is make it easier for them to get cared for at home. this is an idea that the bush administration also advanced in its own way during the eight years that he was president. and wh
governor rick perry from texas. $100 million from a program created part of obama care. it's almost as if there's much in the law that republicans would like if only they felt able to give the legislation a chance. if republicans could get beyond their broad side opposition, jeffrey, is there a lot that they agree with in the bill? >> well, there's a lot that republicans 10 or 20 years ago would agree with because a lot of what was in this law came from proposals from the republicans....
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they had gone to college in texas and i was born in canada. my mother is a u.s. citizen. she was born in wilmington and lived most of her life in canada. >>> joining me is wayne. this matters because ted cruz have run for president come 2016. does senator cruz qualify as the, quote, natural born u.s. citizen as the constitution requires in a president? >> the quick answer is probably. the scholarship on the issue indicates if you talk to legal scholars and cases settled suggest that absolutely he is eligible to run for president. the issue itself, the precise issue with its circumstances that cruz has has never been litigated at the supreme court level, probably never will be, frankly. all indications are, yes, he is eligible to run. he's the child of an american citizen, although born in canada. that is a natural born citizen under the constitution. >> when you hear the parallels of the birth irdebate over president obama born in a mom from kansas but born in hawaii. some like texas congressman go so far to suggest the president should be impeached over his birth certifi
they had gone to college in texas and i was born in canada. my mother is a u.s. citizen. she was born in wilmington and lived most of her life in canada. >>> joining me is wayne. this matters because ted cruz have run for president come 2016. does senator cruz qualify as the, quote, natural born u.s. citizen as the constitution requires in a president? >> the quick answer is probably. the scholarship on the issue indicates if you talk to legal scholars and cases settled suggest...
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the justice department is going to sue texas over its state's voter i.d. law. tell all of us, during that meeting yesterday, did president obama signal he plans to bring up these new efforts to restrict voting rights when he delivers his speech tomorrow? >> he didn't share that he was bringing this up in his speech. he shared with us his passion for maintaining equal opportunities for everyone as it relates to voting and getting to the ballot box, leading a level playing field so everyone has an equal opportunity to get to the polls. he did not share that is he is putting that in business speech but you could feel hess passion about it. >> you got some insight into this from valerie jarrett. she says it gives the president a chance to reflect on the 50 years what that speech meant to him and how far our nation has come and where he sees our nation going and we want people to feel a sense of responsibility to take that baton and run with it. the president a toddler 2 years old when the speech was given but it's been important to him growing up over the last 50 y
the justice department is going to sue texas over its state's voter i.d. law. tell all of us, during that meeting yesterday, did president obama signal he plans to bring up these new efforts to restrict voting rights when he delivers his speech tomorrow? >> he didn't share that he was bringing this up in his speech. he shared with us his passion for maintaining equal opportunities for everyone as it relates to voting and getting to the ballot box, leading a level playing field so everyone...
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laws on the same day the government files suit over the same issue in texas. that tops our agenda panel on this friday. aaron comon and mary tracey tumar and jamal buoy. good to see all of you on a friday. let's start in north carolina where former secretary of state colin powell blasted that state's voting law during a speech in raleigh in front of the governor who signed the bill into law. the four-star general spoke moments after the opening remarks saying the law, among other things, punishes ultimately and ultimately hurt the republican party. he says i want to see policies that encourage every american to vote and not make it more difficult to vote. it immediately turns off a voting block the republican party needs. these kind of actions do not build on the base. it just turns people away. jamal, how big of a deal is it to have general colin powell weighing in here? >> i think a big deal. he is the highest profile person, not just republican, to criticize north carolina's voting law. maybe this will get ordinary citizens paying attention. people tend to
laws on the same day the government files suit over the same issue in texas. that tops our agenda panel on this friday. aaron comon and mary tracey tumar and jamal buoy. good to see all of you on a friday. let's start in north carolina where former secretary of state colin powell blasted that state's voting law during a speech in raleigh in front of the governor who signed the bill into law. the four-star general spoke moments after the opening remarks saying the law, among other things,...
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>> ted cruz came up against a few hecklers last night yelling questions how uninsured people in texas would get health care without the president's law. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. you know, part of the first amendment is about respecting the views of others. sir? >> joining me now for more on this is msnbc policy analyst "the washington post" columnist ezra klein. the republicans are trying to drum up the support they need to defund obama care. meanwhile, politico reporting that rick perry negotiating with white house officials to accept a hundred million dollars available through aca. talking points memo out with virginia and ohio and michigan that could sign on to obama care medicaid expansion. then add colorado and montana to states that are reporting affordable insurance premiums. do republicans have an inkling they are losing this battle? open vornenrollment is around t corner. >> i would say republicans insofar as you could ever refer to these incredibly fraud party as aiv unified organization now are trying to figure out how to get ted cruz to be quiet and
>> ted cruz came up against a few hecklers last night yelling questions how uninsured people in texas would get health care without the president's law. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. you know, part of the first amendment is about respecting the views of others. sir? >> joining me now for more on this is msnbc policy analyst "the washington post" columnist ezra klein. the republicans are trying to drum up the support they need to defund obama care....
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the mainly is accused of killing 13 people and wounding others in the base at a texas attack in 2009. hasan is representing himself at this trial. daddy, my turn! hold it steady now. i know daddy. [ dad ] oh boy, fasten your seatbelts everybody. [ mixer whirring ] bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet, that acts like a big sheet. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. [ humming ] [ dad ] use less with the small but powerful picker upper. bounty select-a-size. and try bounty napkins. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call
the mainly is accused of killing 13 people and wounding others in the base at a texas attack in 2009. hasan is representing himself at this trial. daddy, my turn! hold it steady now. i know daddy. [ dad ] oh boy, fasten your seatbelts everybody. [ mixer whirring ] bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet, that acts like a big sheet. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. [ humming ] [ dad ] use less with...
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we know he's lived in texas before, thomas. we know the house that was burned out where the victims were found is right on the mexican/u.s. border. this is the reason why the amber alert has been released, license plate, car description and for the first time in that area cell phones are receiving amber alerts all over the area. >> right. >> giving the description of the victims. >> that's one thing that i've been very interested in seeing on facebook is the fact that people just posted about the fact they received an amber alert. for most people it was a surprise to them that there was this connected tissue, that people would get these amber alerts sent to their telephone which is a great way of putting everybody on foot patrol. >> it is. of course, the whole premise of the amber alert is especially if you have a description of a car and a license plate, that gives you and me and millions of other people in that area something to look at. we know what hannah looks like. we know what the alleged abductor looks like with and wit
we know he's lived in texas before, thomas. we know the house that was burned out where the victims were found is right on the mexican/u.s. border. this is the reason why the amber alert has been released, license plate, car description and for the first time in that area cell phones are receiving amber alerts all over the area. >> right. >> giving the description of the victims. >> that's one thing that i've been very interested in seeing on facebook is the fact that people...
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the former presidential candidate and texas congressman will launch his own online news channel called, you guessed it, the ron paul channel. programming set to go live tomorrow. and you can subscribe for $9.95 a month. we're getting a rare glimpse of the president golfing today during his vacation on martha's vineyard. he was playing with three advisers. the president seemed to miss most of his early putts, as captured here. his first putt was a miss, which the president reacted to by leaning back and kicking his knee up as if trying to coax the ball into breaking right. it did not work. >>> and a new study released by george mason university finds democrats are now the butt of most of the jokes on late-night television. that marks a sea of change from 2012, when republican mitt romney led the republicans to that title. since january, president obama has been the target of 288 monologue jokes, the next most joked-about individual, here he is, anthony weiner, new york city mayoral candidate at 120. here's a few from just this week. >> the movie's called too much johnson. when he heard
the former presidential candidate and texas congressman will launch his own online news channel called, you guessed it, the ron paul channel. programming set to go live tomorrow. and you can subscribe for $9.95 a month. we're getting a rare glimpse of the president golfing today during his vacation on martha's vineyard. he was playing with three advisers. the president seemed to miss most of his early putts, as captured here. his first putt was a miss, which the president reacted to by leaning...
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seen amy klobuchar, a senator from minnesota and kristen gillibrand from new york and wendy davis in texas. they polled caucus goers in iowa and showed 95% are ready for a woman president and 85% say it's likely. emily's list is focusing on the numbers as proof that this particular state, of course, kicking off the presidential season, is ready to choose a woman as their next leader. but keep in mind, thomas, the fact they are having this event here today is no coincide. tomorrow in ames which is nearby, republicans will gather with conservative candidates, they are hosting senator ted cruz and donald trump and rick santorum, the former presidential candidates. organizers wanted to make a contrast what is happening tomorrow and today. >> we are highlighting that coming up later where the gop is trying to bridge that divide with the gender gap. it seems, certainly from the crowd, the enthusiasm we hear there there is momentum that is building. on the republican side, it might be less. >> reporter: it's pretty clear that democrats here are really excited, especially about the prospect of a c
seen amy klobuchar, a senator from minnesota and kristen gillibrand from new york and wendy davis in texas. they polled caucus goers in iowa and showed 95% are ready for a woman president and 85% say it's likely. emily's list is focusing on the numbers as proof that this particular state, of course, kicking off the presidential season, is ready to choose a woman as their next leader. but keep in mind, thomas, the fact they are having this event here today is no coincide. tomorrow in ames which...
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and texas congressman taking the birther talk to another level and talking about impeachment. take a look. >> you talking about getting along. if everybody is so unhappy with what the president has done, why don't you impeach him? and i'll give you a real frank answer about that. if we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you could probably -- to do it. >> probably get the votes to do it. is birtherism really back? >> it's upsetting, insulting but, yes, we are clearly at a point in the political process in which the whole birther conspiracy theory should be long gone. it was stupid in 2007 and 2008 and blistering stupid now. yet three republican congressman in the last two weeks. talking about this not just in private but in public settings where they are recorded and in front of an audience and no shame about it. they are continuing to pounce on this ridiculous concept and it's not going away. >> early, at the same time, we had majority leader harry reed getting backlash over recent comments saying race plays a role in the pushback what congress is trying to get through co
and texas congressman taking the birther talk to another level and talking about impeachment. take a look. >> you talking about getting along. if everybody is so unhappy with what the president has done, why don't you impeach him? and i'll give you a real frank answer about that. if we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you could probably -- to do it. >> probably get the votes to do it. is birtherism really back? >> it's upsetting, insulting but, yes, we are clearly at a...
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as you can hear helicopters above me and ed schultz and michael dyson as well and also from austin, texas, presidential historian douglas brinkley. good to see you. listen to one of the most famous lines from the i have a dream speech in 1963. >> i think we have doug brinkley there and when did the term i have a dream, when did it make it into the famous speech? >> i think it did a lot of people and your coverage pointed out weren't leaping on that phrase as much and i have a dream within seconds afterwards and kennedy met with martin and the i have a dream getting a lot of media coverage and it is almost a story line of its own, the story of the dream. there is also the story line of the truth of the civil rights movement the guy that has done more than anybody is julian bond. working in the early '60s, he didn't just push for voting rights, he ran in georgia for the house of representatives and held his principle. he made noise like john lewis said today and he said i think we have to be sympathetic to vietnam and draft dodgers as they were called back then and tried to not allow julian
as you can hear helicopters above me and ed schultz and michael dyson as well and also from austin, texas, presidential historian douglas brinkley. good to see you. listen to one of the most famous lines from the i have a dream speech in 1963. >> i think we have doug brinkley there and when did the term i have a dream, when did it make it into the famous speech? >> i think it did a lot of people and your coverage pointed out weren't leaping on that phrase as much and i have a dream...
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victoria is a professor at the university of texas and nbc latinos contributor and ryan grimm is joining us and msnbc contributor and taylor godden is the editor of pill wiolitical w >> your country on drugs, you have written about this issue, ryan. talk a little bit about what happened yesterday. because the deputy attorney general's memo tells us that attorneys that were going after users for simple possession is really not the best use of resources. explain a little bit more about what this means from the justice septemb department. >> the most significant policy change that they made yesterday -- they never like to say that things are an actual change. they say this is, you know, a continuation of what we have always done, even if it's a dramatic turnaround. in the past, prosecutors on the ground could use the sheer size or the fact that a pot shop was a for-profit enterprise as evidence that it is something worthy of the federal government's time and intervention. they have specifically said that federal prosecutors should no longer look to the size, the volume of sales, or whether
victoria is a professor at the university of texas and nbc latinos contributor and ryan grimm is joining us and msnbc contributor and taylor godden is the editor of pill wiolitical w >> your country on drugs, you have written about this issue, ryan. talk a little bit about what happened yesterday. because the deputy attorney general's memo tells us that attorneys that were going after users for simple possession is really not the best use of resources. explain a little bit more about what...
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one boy did this at his bar mitzvah in texas. ♪ >> i love this kid. that is sam horowitz rocking out to a fully choreographed dance routine at his big party in dallas! this happened about a year ago but it just got up online now and it's going viral. to watch the rest of this video which you need to do head to my facebook page. 1 1/3 of the 60,000 boomers said memory loss was affecting their lives. tell doctors because it's important to identify the symptoms. change in diet, physical activity and brain gain exercises might help. >> announcer: brought to you by one a day men's plus 50 advantage. designed for men's health concerns as we age. with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. here's your wake up call. [ male
one boy did this at his bar mitzvah in texas. ♪ >> i love this kid. that is sam horowitz rocking out to a fully choreographed dance routine at his big party in dallas! this happened about a year ago but it just got up online now and it's going viral. to watch the rest of this video which you need to do head to my facebook page. 1 1/3 of the 60,000 boomers said memory loss was affecting their lives. tell doctors because it's important to identify the symptoms. change in diet, physical...
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but he's been out in california, georgia, texas, going around the country not just with national groups but with state and local organizations that deal with different communities in having these meetings, but, yes, on a countless basis, on a daily basis, we are reaching out to communities that we traditionally have not been involved in in the past. >> newt gingrich also said the parties should be more about hope, more of a hopeful message comes from the gaop. i want to play part of that. >> we have to be a party of optimism and hope. part of what we have to do in the era of oh balm moo's disaster. we have to go beyond being an anti-obama but convince people you have to have hope in america. we can have a bitter future. >> how do you recommend if people get in line. like conservatives like ted cruz, how do you get through to somebody like them. somebody who is in d.c. threatening to shut down the government over the affordable health carability or steve king who called many young undocumented immigrants drug mules. >> one of the things we're doing right now at the meeting, we're highlig
but he's been out in california, georgia, texas, going around the country not just with national groups but with state and local organizations that deal with different communities in having these meetings, but, yes, on a countless basis, on a daily basis, we are reaching out to communities that we traditionally have not been involved in in the past. >> newt gingrich also said the parties should be more about hope, more of a hopeful message comes from the gaop. i want to play part of that....
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. >> the western district of texas in february the public defender's office faced a 9% pay cut. in march the office was notified it had to cut an additional 14%. the result? case delays, layoffs for a third of the defenders and a 10% salary reduction on top. meanwhile, the number of cases isn't letting up. it's projected to top 13,000 this year. >> and you see sort of multiple layers of injustice, where people are funneled into a system because they don't have economic opportunities. then once they're in the system they don't have adequate defense because there is insufficient spending for the public defenders that would provide them with adequate defense in that system. >> reporter: the real impact on the ground isn't shared either. it's black defendants who overwhelmingly are denied the equal representation they're required to receive under law. black defendants comprise just 19% of clients who can afford to hire their own if sequester is the new normal this new imbalance could ultimately prove unconstitutional. >> joshua du bois, former head of the white house office, author
. >> the western district of texas in february the public defender's office faced a 9% pay cut. in march the office was notified it had to cut an additional 14%. the result? case delays, layoffs for a third of the defenders and a 10% salary reduction on top. meanwhile, the number of cases isn't letting up. it's projected to top 13,000 this year. >> and you see sort of multiple layers of injustice, where people are funneled into a system because they don't have economic...
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and wounded governor connally were fired from the sixth floor window at the southeast corner of the texas school book depository. the shots which killed president kennedy and wounded governor connally were fired by lee harvey oswald. tell me about your theory. >> that's correct. my book was based on the investigation by baltimore gunsmith and firearms expert who spent 25 years looking at the evidence from the assassination. initially he set out to initially verify the conclusions, but pretty quickly some anomalies developed with respect to the head shot from a ballistic and forensic standpoint. and based on those discrepancies, it was clear to him that there was no possible way that lee harvey oswald could have fired the shot that struck kennedy in the head. so, as a result, he began to try to determine where that bullet might have come from and ultimately concluded that the only logical explanation was an accidental discharge from an ar-15 rifle handled by a secret service agent in the vehicle immediately behind the presidential limousine. >> another theory isn't new, it's been around fo
and wounded governor connally were fired from the sixth floor window at the southeast corner of the texas school book depository. the shots which killed president kennedy and wounded governor connally were fired by lee harvey oswald. tell me about your theory. >> that's correct. my book was based on the investigation by baltimore gunsmith and firearms expert who spent 25 years looking at the evidence from the assassination. initially he set out to initially verify the conclusions, but...